Perhaps my favorite way to "see" Key West, besides a long walk around Whitehead or Duval Streets, is by moped or as the locals call it, by "scooter." There are hundreds on the island, maybe a thousand or more. On an island only three miles across at any one point, it makes a lot os sense, and it's just fun!
So, I spent one afternoon just motoring around town on my scooter, and made my way over to the east side of the island where two of the three public beaches are located. As I drove up the coastline, I was fascinated by three large kites that were obviously being adeptly flown on the beach, as they dove and ascended with ease just beyond the row of palms and flowering tropical plants that border that strip of roadway.
I had to stop. So I chose a "cut-out" where the sidewalk comes right up to the edge of the water. To my surprise I discovered that these were not just stationery individuals who were kite flying on the beach, but instead "kite surfers," who were using their kites to propel them through the water while balancing on large surfboards, up and down the incoming surf. AWESOME! Three other scooters pulled in beside me...this was definitely a spectacle to be seen up close.
I recalled the freedom I have always felt floating on the surf, atop my own surfboard, waiting for a morning set to come in, along some Maryland beach. This "kite-surfing" must be a real rush! It has been many years since I have paddled out to enjoy God's creation from this perspective. It's time to return to that point of view every now and then.
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